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Sport Clubs

Newsletter

MARCH 2014

INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD?

Applications open March 3rd for the highest leadership position in the Sport Clubs program, a spot on the Executive Board. Board members make important decisions on funding, discipline and policy changes. One and two year terms available. Apply here if interested!

DATE: 3/9 DATE: 4/2

Sport Clubs Executive Board

Meeting

Sport Clubs Council

Meeting

DATE: 3/30

Sport Clubs Executive Board

Meeting

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DATE: 3/5

WOMEN’S ULTIMATE FRISBEE TOURNAMENT

University of Iowa indoor tournament- Defeated Minnesota twice!

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

6 and 3 final record. Beat Iowa, Michigan, Northwestern, Michigan State, Indiana, and Purdue!

MEN’S WATER POLO W

BADGERS

LOYOLA

12

3

FIGURE SKATING COMPETITION

Open Collegiate Synchronized Skating team took first at the Beaver Dam Compeition!

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Red team- State champs! White team- Made it to the Final Four

TENNIS

6 tournament wins over Purdue, Ohio, DePaul and others. 1 loss to Marquette.

GET CREATIVE: RECRUITMENT At last month’s Sport Clubs Council meeting, we asked club members to share their ideas on recruitment during a roundtable discussion. It is important for all clubs to recruit new members each season, and we know it’s not always easy. The ideas generated at the meeting were both unique and beneficial! Check some of these out and start to come up with your own recruitment plans for next fall. Tabling Opportunities Between the Center for Leadership and Involvement (CfLI) and Rec Sports, there are plenty of tabling opportunities for clubs to recruit new members each semester. CfLI allows clubs to table at the Student Org Fair, held at the beginning of every fall and spring semester. Only registered student organizations can table at these events, so all Sport Clubs are eligible to take advantage of this event. For more information on how to secure a table, visit this website. Rec Sports also provides tabling opportunities for those clubs interested during the Welcome Week Rockin’ with Rec Sports event. Always held the day before school begins in the fall, clubs can use this event to reach students on both the Southeast and Lakeshore sides of campus. Students must visit tables in order to win prizes, so you are almost guaranteed a ton of visitors! Contact Aaron Hobson if you are interested in securing a table at next fall’s Rockin’ events. Marketing There are many ways clubs can use marketing to recruit new members. Flyers and leaflets can spread the word about a club’s tryouts. All Rec Sports facilities, along with most campus buildings, will allow you to post flyers with the proper approval. Clubs can also utilize Rec Sports’ ReachTV touchscreens, located in every Rec Sports facility, to inform campus about recruitment. Youth Tournaments Many clubs secure tables or travel to youth tournaments in the area to recruit for the club team. Many of these athletes are already looking at UW-Madison, and an opportunity to continue with a sport they love may be just

the thing they are looking for in their college experience.

CLUB SPOTLIGHT: W BASKETBALL

The Women's Club Basketball Team of the University of Wisconsin-Madison sent two teams down to Marquette for the 4th annual WIRSA State Basketball Tournament. While there were only seven teams in the tournament both the Red and White squads did very well! The White team went 1-3 on the weekend, beating their rival Marquette Blue by less than five points. Their other games were also very close including only losing to Marquette Gold by 9 in the last game of pool play. It was their first tournament playing together and they had a blast. The Red team went 4-0 on the weekend, the sweep being a tournament first, with their biggest test coming in the semi-finals against Marquette Gold. After losing to them twice last semester, once in Marquette’s home tournament and once in the home Badger Classic tournament, the team was able to put together a complete game and come out on top. They snuck by the UW-Whitewater Intramural team in the championships to come home for the second year in a row with the Gold Ball. “Both teams could not have done so well without the support from the Men's Basketball team, Rec Sports Professional Staff: Ashley Lax, Chad Schultz, and Aaron Hobson, as well as all of the friends and families that were able to come and watch. We are just getting started! Both teams are now gearing up for a shot at the Regional Championship at Purdue February 28th-March 2nd.” - Club President

Karlie Tetschlag

Above: Women’s Red Team, winners

of the Gold Ball 2 years running!

Above: Men’s and Women’s Teams at WIRSA

Below: Red and White Teams

BANQUET AWARD NOMINATIONS:

After almost a year of hard work, sweat, practice and competition, it is time to recognize those clubs and athletes that went above and beyond. We have 10 total banquet awards this year, 9 of which will be decided by you, the sport club athlete. Nominations will be collected for the entire month of March, with the final nominees for each category announced at the April 2nd Council Meeting. Here is a look at some of the awards added to this year’s banquet: Best Traveler Award Did your club travel to a faraway land for a match? Did you get a cool opportunity to represent the University of Wisconsin-Madison in a tournament? Has your club logged a ton of hours travelling this year? No matter where you travelled or how far, we want to hear about it! Nominate the club you think is deserving of the Best Traveler Award and tell us why they deserve such an honor. Best Fundraiser Did your club raise a ton of money this year? Was your fundraiser a big success in the community? Did your club have a creative way to get funds? Nominate the club you think had the best fundraiser this year. Nominations open March 3rd and will close March 28th. Nominate for as many

awards or only 1 if you like. Click here to submit your nominations.

Triathlon Club

2012-2013 Club of the Year

Winner

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1 -Women’s Ice Hockey vs. Freeze Green 5:45pm@Shell

2 -Women’s Ice Hockey vs. Madison Thunder 11:15am@Shell

3 4 5 6 7 8 -Dance Elite Dance Marathon 4:45@Memorial Union -Women’s Ice Hockey vs. Brew City Green 5:45pm@Shell ALL DAY: -Figure Skating Club: Skate On Wisconsin Competition @McFarland Ice Arena -Women’s Volleyball @SERF and NAT -Men’s Water Polo Tournament @SERF pool

9 -Women’s Ice Hockey vs. Brew City Blue 11:15am @Shell

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HOME EVENTS IN march

*Remember- if 5 of your club members attend another club’s event together, you will receive 5 priority points! Make sure to check in

with the hosting club’s officers for attendance verification.

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THE STAFF The Professional Staff: Aaron Hobson: Assistant Director of Competitive Sports ahobson@recsports.wisc.edu Women’s Basketball, Gymnastics, Boxing, Swimming 608-262-9696 Ashley Lax: Coordinator of Competitive Sports alax@recsports.wisc.edu Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse, Shorin-Ryu Karate 608-890-1493 Chad Schultz: Coordinator of Competitive Sports cschultz@recsports.wisc.edu Aikido, Men’s and Women’s Volleyball 608-262-9398 Austin Sanderson: Intern with Competitive Sports asanderson@recsports.wisc.edu 608-262-8258 Chantel Pivotto: Intern with Competitive Sports pivotto2@wisc.edu 608-262-8258

Ann Berglund aeberglund@wisc.edu

Badminton and

Eagle Claw Karate

Brandon Altenburg baltenburg@wisc.edu

Baseball and

Softball

Erin Maassen emaassen@wisc.edu

Kendo and

Raquetball

Jake Toll jtoll@wisc.edu

Archery and Water

Ski & Wakeboard

Ashley Messmann amessmann@wisc.edu

Competitive Cheer, Fencing, Tae Kwon Do, Men’s and

Women’s Soccer

PJ Connolly pconnolly@wisc.edu

Triathlon and

Cycling

Zach Sibley zsibley@wisc.edu

Men’s and Women’s Water Polo

Katie Sather ksather@wisc.edu

Dance Elite, Japanese Karate, Budo, Men’s and

Women’s Ice Hockey

Megan Thiele methiele@wisc.edu

Figure Skating, Golf, Wrestling, Men’s and

Women’s Rugby

Parker Anderson panderson4@wisc.eduRunning, Tennis, Men’s and Women’s

Ultimate

The Student Coordinators: